The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-21
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! The rImors Of the sale Of the celebrated
Bedford Springs are confirmed by the Bed
ford Eapers The Gaset1e however, says that
Mr. Philsnder Case Knox. senior member
Of the sesi-known Ixx firm Of Knox q Reed
Is to-day the sole owner Of the Springs and
noi = syndicate. as has been stated . The
deed Of transfer Was signed BY the Anderson
heirs on Wednesday The consideration IS
s25o.003. of which amount SS9.vo / cash
and the balance is secured by q mortgage
running fiffeen years and bearing 0 per esiit.
interest The Andersons insisted upon hzx-
ing ss0.eey remain in the property. The
purchaser didn't want il that way. bat, find-
ing that he could not get the property on
other tarrns, he finally yielded
The Ga7efre says that Mr. Knox Is a small
smooth faced gentleman, between thirty 1--WE
and forty years Of age, and Of unassuming.
courteous manners He never saw the
Springs until he came to purchase the prop
erty- Being questioned about company
Mr.. Knox said: There Is no company about
il. There Is no one connected with me in
this purchase in any way Il Is quite proba-
Ole that viii Interest some gentlemen with
me in the property. but al the present time
the sole title is in me 0fcourse. viii not
run the hotel. That is not my business and
l don't know anything about il"
The Springs tract proper. containing 3'4
acres. was surveyed by Joseph shenywolf on
a warrant granted May =, 1867, by . the
proprietors Of Pennsylvania to Fred
erick Naugie. Naugles patent Is dated De-
cembcr 81, I772-
On March 81. 1895. this tract was convey
Ell by deed of Isaae Bennett sheriff, to
Robert Spencer, and ON November 4, i7ss,
the portion Of the tract which contains the
springs came into the Anderson family by
deed of Robert Spencer and wife 10 DR.. John
Anderson. Spencer conveyed the balance
Of the 3b4-acre iraci to James McCOnkey on
September 10, ISL and the latter conveyed
il TO DIR. Anderson on march ., Isis. Ad-
joining tracts were acquired at various times
and from various persons, until the prop
erty embraced about / 500 acres
The drst building erected on the place was
the small one-story house occupied for y
long time as 3 gentsmans bath-hOuse, and |
for the last two years a. billiard room. Il /
was built in 1884. at a time when the medical (
virtues Of the waters were unknown How !
ever, those virtues were discovered in the 1
same year. Aterwari Was erected a part of I
the building now known as s. Crockford,
and in is0S, when the Springs had gained a 1
reputation, it was found Necessary TO enlarge /
the first building that aspirei TO the dignity /
Of hotel was put up. This was tie stone /
house and few year afterward the adioin- 4
ing frame addition was built The main 4
brick building Was erected IN ISIS, at cost 4
Of s250oo
In 1854 J. Edgar Thomson, late President 4
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
John W Geary. afterwari Governor Of this i
state, and number Of other gentlemen, en-
tersi into an article OF agreement for the pur-
chase OF the springs They paid forfeit OF
Slecco, bat meeting with financial misfor-
tune in sj-eeulations in Western lands they
were unable 10 carry out their part Of the
contract, and the property therefore remained
in the hands Of Mr. Anderson. BY Act of
Assembly of May ;, ls54 the Bedford Min
erai Springs Company was incorporated.
The charter members were Alexander King.
William p schell, Espy L. Anderson, John
Shoenberser. Wilson Mct'andless. job Mann,
Daniel Wsshabaugh. John Cessna. John Nc
f.-las Hanrr- Y ---,pv .au.rof Tk.viS
Wilson T Dangherty, William H Watson
and Nicholas LYONS There was then de-
lay Of several years, and the property was
not transferred to the company until April
II. 1857. The consideration was ss1,cco
The Company was organized with Philip
Gosler a President samuel L. Russell Is
Secretary and Treasurer; Alexander King
William p. Schell. Espy l. Anderson, John
II. Siloenberger, William T. Daggherty, and
Louis 7. Watson a. the Board Of Direciers
This company built the swiss cottage, the
two Ispse baih-honses and the pavilion, and
improved the property generally. The inan
eial panic Of 1857 was followed by = long pc
rod of depression. and the Company failed
The Sheriff sold the property. and on Novem-
ber -, lsi2, conveyed 1t to Espy l.. Ander-
son. the lsegaiee Of his father. DR.. John An
derson. ESpy l. Anderson, died intestaie
Nav - ls68 and the title vested in his
widow and her children. the recent owners
In the latter part Of lSs2 Mr.. George W
Mallin. proprietor Of the St Cloud Hotel,
entered into an agreement for
the purchase OF the property but he failed to
come to time. and the transfer was not made
About year afterwari Mr.. ReoH BaTneS. OF
New York, one Of the 0riginators Of the
South Pennsylvania project, bought an option
on the place for $1,000. He had not sue
oesdei in organizing company when the
option expired, and be paid 5000 for an ex-
tension Of time His efforts to carry ont his
scheme resulted in a failure. The Anderson
heirs retained the ownership Of the property
until the sale was made TO Mr.. Knox. on
wednesday